Rachel Bloomekatz

[2] She received her Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 2004 and her Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law in 2008.

Senator Marco Rubio in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to support victims of human trafficking.

[12][13] In April 2022, Bloomekatz was one of two women being considered for nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the other being former Solicitor General of Ohio Alexandra Schimmer.

[3] President Biden nominated Bloomekatz to the seat to be vacated by Judge R. Guy Cole Jr., who announced his intent to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor.

[15] During her confirmation hearing, Republican senators questioned her over her support of gun control and the pro bono work that she was involved with during her tenure at Jones Day.

[18][19] On January 3, 2023, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate; she was renominated later the same day.